My grandmother, Goldie Forno was born in Piedmont Italy on 01/11/1897. Her father's name was Ermegildo Forno, and her mother was Effisia - but we do not know her maiden name. Does anyone have access to the records that could provide more information on Goldie. We only know her as Goldie, yet it might be a nickname?

Piedmont is a big area here is Ermegildo Forno shipmanifest says he came from Villadeati is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region PiedmontShipmanfest of Ermanegildo Forno Line #21 leaving father Giuseppe Forno PG LINK PG1http://www.ellisisland.org/EIFile/popup ... &line=0021

Marriage of Ermanegildo Forno and Effisa QUILLICOINDEX# 81894 May 17th in the town of Villadeati marriage of Ermenegildo Forno age 20 born in Villadeati son of Giuseppe Forno and Camilla Quillico to marry Effisa Quillico age 19 born in Montigilio daughter of Battista Quillico and Lucia BussolinoCLICK FOR RECORD KEEP CLICKING TO ENLARGE

Hi MartyGreat find!Ermenegildo and Effisia were married in Montiglio, (were the bride was born and resided ) May 14 1894, and then the marriage was registered in Villadeati on May 17As always the Allegati di Matrimonio are full of info There is the birth certificate of Effisia born may 24 1874 She was the daughter of Battista Quillico, (son of Giovanni Quillico) and Lucia Bossolino (daughter of Defendente http://interactive.ancestry.com/1551/IT ... 1895-00617Also the birth certificate of Ermenegildo (full name Ernesto, Ermenegildo Luigi) born in 1870, april 11. His father was Giuseppe son of the deceased Luigi and his mother Camilla Quilico (written with one L), daughter of Giovannihttp://interactive.ancestry.com/1551/IT ... 1895-00616Camilla Quilico died march 26 1882. Her mother's name was Rosa Masiero (?)All aof them were peasantPs I post the links because I can't manage to post the images. Maybe Marty canCiao Paola

paola52 wrote:Hi MartyGreat find!Ermenegildo and Effisia were married in Montiglio, (were the bride was born and resided ) May 14 1894, and then the marriage was registered in Villadeati on May 17As always the Allegati di Matrimonio are full of info There is the birth certificate of Effisia born may 24 1874 She was the daughter of Battista Quillico, (son of Giovanni Quillico) and Lucia Bossolino (daughter of Defendente http://interactive.ancestry.com/1551/IT ... 1895-00617

Also the birth certificate of Ermenegildo (full name Ernesto, Ermenegildo Luigi) born in 1870, april 11. His father was Giuseppe son of the deceased Luigi and his mother Camilla Quilico (written with one L), daughter of Giovanni

Efisia Quilico aged 29 arrived at Ellis Island in 1903 to join husband Ermenegildo Forno. With her there were three children Guglielmina, aged 6 (thus born in 1897)Lucia aged 4, Pietro aged 2. There were registered under the surname Quilico, but there is no doubt that they were the children of ErmenegildoThis is the link to the original manifesthttp://www.ellisisland.org/search/shipM ... 2679110226Italian woman always kept they maiden surname even after their marriage. When they traveled with their children often immigration clerks registered them with the same surname of the mother,So I think your grandmother Goldie Forno was in fact named Guglielmina.This is the current italian spelling of the name, feminine of Guglielmo "William". In the manifest it was misspelled "Gulgliemina"Ciao Paola

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Thanks Marty!And for mjc: with the parents' name and the date of birth you can send a letter to the comune of Villadeati asking for the birth certificate (estratto dell'atto di nascita) of Goldie/GuglielminaCiaoPaola